Igbesi aye Asọtẹlẹ kan

ORO TI WONYI NIPA IKA KA
fun Oṣu Kẹta Ọjọ 21st, Ọdun 2014
Ọjọ Ẹti ti Ọsẹ Keji ti Yiya

THE Ile ijọsin nilo lati di isotele lẹẹkansii. Nipa eyi, Emi ko tumọ si “sisọ ọjọ iwaju,” ṣugbọn nipa igbesi aye wa di “ọrọ” si awọn miiran ti o tọka si nkankan, tabi dipo, Ẹnikan ti o tobi julọ. Eyi ni ori otitọ ti asotele:

Asotele ni itumọ Bibeli ko tumọ si lati sọ asọtẹlẹ ọjọ iwaju ṣugbọn lati ṣalaye ifẹ Ọlọrun fun isinsinyi, ati nitorinaa fi ọna ti o tọ han lati gba fun ọjọ iwaju. —Catinal Ratzinger (POPE BENEDICT XVI), Ifiranṣẹ ti Fatima, asọye imọ-ijinlẹ, www.vacan.va

What better way to explain “the will of God for the present” than by incarnating His Word—becoming a alãye word, a living Gospel to others? In this way, we are truly sharing in Christ’s own mission.

Awọn oloootitọ, ti o jẹ iribọmi nipasẹ Baptismu sinu Kristi ati ti a ṣepọ sinu Awọn eniyan Ọlọrun, ni a ṣe awọn onipin ni ọna wọn pato ni ipo alufaa, asotele, ati ipo ọba ti Kristi. -Catechism ti Ijo Catholic, 897

We are so caught up in words today! But it is our ẹlẹri that truly bears a prophetic word to others. And what is that word? That my life is more than just material; that I am living for more than a paycheck; that my goals are more than a retirement fund; that ultimately, my desire is not only Heaven, but to possess God himself.

But you see, we can all sọ this, but it’s another thing to live it! And how do we live it? When we carry our crosses with peaceful resignation; when we generously share from what we cannot afford to give; when we live in simplicity; when we forgive; when we are merciful; when we are pure in body and speech; when we are modest; when we refuse to partake in gossip; when we go to Mass while everyone else sleeps in; when we take time for others; when we do not compromise the truth; when we stand our ground in love; when we are humble; when we love the unlovable; when we bless our enemies and refuse to speak ill of their faults; when we pray publicly before meals; when we acknowledge the presence of another; when we silently bear unkindness…. These are all ways that we become a prophetic word to the world around us.

Ẹri si Jesu ni ẹmi isọtẹlẹ. (Ìṣí 19:10)

awọn ọrọ apaniyan means “witness.” ^[1]from the Greek martur When we die to self in each of these little opportunities that come along each day, we are making room for Jesus in us. And Jesus is the “Word made flesh.”

I have been crucified with Christ; yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me… (Gal 2:19-20)

In both the first reading and Gospel today, we see how the witness of both Joseph and Jesus, as symbolized in the parable of the vineyard, become a prophetic sign of God’s benevolence and presence to mankind. Through their suffering, they became a “word” of the Father’s love:

The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes…

As air carries sounds waves to another’s ears, ni ife is what carries the Word to another’s heart. And Jesus said that no greater love has any man than to lay down his life for another. The Cross is the supreme sign and essence of Christian prophecy.

But when we begin to live in this way, a prophetic life, we too will become, for some, a living stone that will be rejected. But remember the words of Christ: Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness…

…although they were attempting to arrest him, they feared the crowds, for they regarded him as a prophet. (Today’s Gospel)

Ẹ wá sọdọ rẹ, okuta alaaye, ti awọn eniyan kọ silẹ ṣugbọn ti a yan ati ti o ṣe iyebiye niwaju Ọlọrun, ati pe, bi awọn okuta iye, ẹ jẹ ki a kọ yin sinu ile ẹmi lati jẹ alufaa mimọ lati pese awọn ẹbọ tẹmi ti o ṣe itẹwọgba si Ọlọrun nipasẹ Jesu Kristi. (1 Pita 2: 4-5)